Compare Cayman Islands (2007) - Grenada (2002)

Compare Cayman Islands (2007) z Grenada (2002)

	Cayman Islands (2007)	Grenada (2002)

Administrative divisions	8 districts; Creek, Eastern, Midland, South Town, Spot Bay, Stake Bay, West End, Western	6 parishes and 1 dependency; Carriacou and Petit Martinique, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick
Age structure	0-14 years: 20.3% (male 4,746/female 4,730) 15-64 years: 71% (male 16,135/female 16,964) 65 years and over: 8.6% (male 1,892/female 2,133) (2007 est.)	0-14 years: 35.9% (male 16,213; female 15,863) 15-64 years: 60.3% (male 28,460; female 25,307) 65 years and over: 3.8% (male 1,546; female 1,822) (2002 est.)
Agriculture - products	vegetables, fruit; livestock; turtle farming	bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, mace, citrus, avocados, root crops, sugarcane, corn, vegetables
Airports	3 (2007)	3 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2007)	total: 3 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2007)	-
Area	total: 262 sq km land: 262 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 344 sq km land: 344 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	1.5 times the size of Washington, DC	twice the size of Washington, DC
Background	The Cayman Islands were colonized from Jamaica by the British during the 18th and 19th centuries, and were administered by Jamaica after 1863. In 1959, the islands became a territory within the Federation of the West Indies, but when the Federation dissolved in 1962, the Cayman Islands chose to remain a British dependency.	One of the smallest independent countries in the western hemisphere, Grenada was seized by a Marxist military council on 19 October 1983. Six days later the island was invaded by US forces and those of six other Caribbean nations, which quickly captured the ringleaders and their hundreds of Cuban advisers. Free elections were reinstituted the following year.
Birth rate	12.6 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)	23.05 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Budget	revenues: $423.8 million expenditures: $392.6 million (2004)	revenues: $85.8 million expenditures: $102.1 million, including capital expenditures of $28 million (1997)
Capital	name: George Town (on Grand Cayman) geographic coordinates: 19 18 N, 81 23 W time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)	Saint George's
Climate	tropical marine; warm, rainy summers (May to October) and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April)	tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds
Coastline	160 km	121 km
Constitution	1959; revised 1962, 1972, and 1994	19 December 1973
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Cayman Islands	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Grenada
Currency	-	East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Death rate	4.98 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)	7.63 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Debt - external	$70 million (1996)	$196 million (2000) (2000)
Dependency status	overseas territory of the UK	-
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (overseas territory of the UK)	chief of mission: the ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Grenada; Charge d'Affairs Nadia TONGOUR embassy: Point Salines, Saint George's mailing address: P. O. Box 54, Saint George's, Grenada, West Indies telephone: [1] (473) 444-1173 through 1176 FAX: [1] (473) 444-4820
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (overseas territory of the UK)	chief of mission: Ambassador Denis G. ANTOINE chancery: 1701 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009 telephone: [1] (202) 265-2561 FAX: [1] (202) 265-2468 consulate(s) general: New York
Disputes - international	none	none
Economic aid - recipient	$390,000 (2004)	$8.3 million (1995) (1995)
Economy - overview	With no direct taxation, the islands are a thriving offshore financial center. More than 68,000 companies were registered in the Cayman Islands as of 2003, including almost 500 banks, 800 insurers, and 5,000 mutual funds. A stock exchange was opened in 1997. Tourism is also a mainstay, accounting for about 70% of GDP and 75% of foreign currency earnings. The tourist industry is aimed at the luxury market and caters mainly to visitors from North America. Total tourist arrivals exceeded 2.1 million in 2003, with about half from the US. About 90% of the islands' food and consumer goods must be imported. The Caymanians enjoy one of the highest outputs per capita and one of the highest standards of living in the world.	Despite government steadying of annual economic growth in recent years through progress in fiscal reform and prudent macroeconomic management, a downturn in tourist arrivals in 2001 threatens government spending in 2002. Grenada relies on tourism as its main source of foreign exchange, although it also supports a small agriculture sector and a developing offshore financial industry. Short-term concerns include a rising fiscal deficit and the deterioration in the external account balance.
Electricity - consumption	372 million kWh (2005)	102.3 million kWh (2000)
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2005)	0 kWh (2000)
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2005)	0 kWh (2000)
Electricity - production	400 million kWh (2005)	110 million kWh (2000)
Electricity - production by source	-	fossil fuel: 100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2000)
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: The Bluff (Cayman Brac) 43 m	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Mount Saint Catherine 840 m
Environment - current issues	no natural fresh water resources; drinking water supplies must be met by rainwater catchments	NA
Environment - international agreements	-	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Ethnic groups	mixed 40%, white 20%, black 20%, expatriates of various ethnic groups 20%	black 82%, mixed black and European 13%, European and East Indian 5% , and trace of Arawak/Carib Amerindian
Exchange rates	Caymanian dollars per US dollar - 0.8496 (2006)	East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7000 (fixed rate since 1976)
Executive branch	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Stuart JACK (since 23 November 2005) head of government: Leader of Government Business Kurt TIBBETTS (since 18 May 2005) cabinet: Executive Council (three members appointed by the governor, four members elected by the Legislative Assembly) elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the governor is appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or coalition is appointed by the governor Leader of Government Business	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Daniel WILLIAMS (since 9 August 1996) head of government: Prime Minister Keith MITCHELL (since 22 June 1995) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the governor general
Exports	NA bbl/day	$78 million (2000 est.)
Exports - commodities	turtle products, manufactured consumer goods	bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, fruit and vegetables, clothing, mace
Exports - partners	mostly US (2006)	Caricom 32.3%, UK 20%, US 13%, Netherlands 8.8% (1991)
Fiscal year	1 April - 31 March	calendar year
Flag description	blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Caymanian coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms includes a pineapple and turtle above a shield with three stars (representing the three islands) and a scroll at the bottom bearing the motto HE HATH FOUNDED IT UPON THE SEAS	a rectangle divided diagonally into yellow triangles (top and bottom) and green triangles (hoist side and outer side), with a red border around the flag; there are seven yellow, five-pointed stars with three centered in the top red border, three centered in the bottom red border, and one on a red disk superimposed at the center of the flag; there is also a symbolic nutmeg pod on the hoist-side triangle (Grenada is the world's second-largest producer of nutmeg, after Indonesia); the seven stars represent the seven administrative divisions
GDP	-	purchasing power parity - $424 million (2001 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 1.4% industry: 3.2% services: 95.4% (1994 est.)	agriculture: 8% industry: 24% services: 68% (2000) (2000)
GDP - per capita	-	purchasing power parity - $4,750 (2001 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	0.9% (2004 est.)	6.5% (2001 est.)
Geographic coordinates	19 30 N, 80 30 W	12 07 N, 61 40 W
Geography - note	important location between Cuba and Central America	the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada
Highways	-	total: 1,040 km paved: 638 km unpaved: 402 km (1996)
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Illicit drugs	offshore financial center; vulnerable to drug transshipment to the US and Europe	small-scale cannabis cultivation; lesser transshipment point for marijuana and cocaine to US
Imports	NA bbl/day	$270 million (2000 est.)
Imports - commodities	foodstuffs, manufactured goods	food, manufactured goods, machinery, chemicals, fuel (1989)
Imports - partners	US, Netherlands Antilles, Japan (2006)	US 31.2%, Caricom 23.6%, UK 13.8%, Japan 7.1% (1991)
Independence	none (overseas territory of the UK)	7 February 1974 (from UK)
Industrial production growth rate	NA%	0.7% (1997 est.)
Industries	tourism, banking, insurance and finance, construction, construction materials, furniture	food and beverages, textiles, light assembly operations, tourism, construction
Infant mortality rate	total: 7.8 deaths/1,000 live births male: 8.94 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.65 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)	14.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	4.4% (2004)	2.8% (2001 est.)
International organization participation	Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), IOC, UNESCO (associate), UPU	ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, LAES, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW (signatory), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTrO
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	-	14 (2000)
Irrigated land	NA	NA sq km
Judicial branch	Summary Court; Grand Court; Cayman Islands Court of Appeal	West Indies Associate States Supreme Court (an associate judge resides in Grenada)
Labor force	23,450 (2004)	42,300 (1996) (1996)
Labor force - by occupation	agriculture: 1.4% industry: 12.6% services: 86% (1995)	services 62%, agriculture 24%, industry 14% (1999 est.)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 3.85% permanent crops: 0% other: 96.15% (2005)	arable land: 5.88% permanent crops: 26.47% other: 67.65% (1998 est.)
Languages	English	English (official), French patois
Legal system	British common law and local statutes	based on English common law
Legislative branch	unicameral Legislative Assembly (18 seats; 3 appointed members from the Executive Council and 15 elected by popular vote; to serve four-year terms) elections: last held 11 May 2005 (next to be held in 2009) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PPM 9, UDP 5, independent 1	bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (a 13-member body, 10 appointed by the government and three by the leader of the opposition) and the House of Representatives (15 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held on 18 January 1999 (next to be held by NA October 2004) election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NNP 14, GULP 1
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 80.2 years male: 77.57 years female: 82.87 years (2007 est.)	total population: 64.52 years male: 62.74 years female: 66.31 years (2002 est.)
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 98% male: 98% female: 98% (1970 est.)	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 98% female: 98% (1970 est.)
Location	Caribbean, three island (Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman) group in Caribbean Sea, 240 km south of Cuba and 268 km northwest of Jamaica	Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Map references	Central America and the Caribbean	Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM
Merchant marine	total: 124 ships (1000 GRT or over) 2,953,923 GRT/4,597,716 DWT by type: bulk carrier 33, cargo 11, chemical tanker 41, liquefied gas 1, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 17, refrigerated cargo 13, roll on/roll off 3, vehicle carrier 4 foreign-owned: 122 (Denmark 3, Germany 17, Greece 23, Italy 10, Japan 6, Norway 2, Singapore 10, Sweden 1, UK 9, US 41) (2007)	none (2002 est.)
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the UK	-
Military branches	no regular military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force	Royal Grenada Police Force, Coast Guard
Military expenditures - dollar figure	-	$NA
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	-	NA%
National holiday	Constitution Day, first Monday in July	Independence Day, 7 February (1974)
Nationality	noun: Caymanian(s) adjective: Caymanian	noun: Grenadian(s) adjective: Grenadian
Natural hazards	hurricanes (July to November)	lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November
Natural resources	fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism	timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors
Net migration rate	17.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US (2007 est.)	-15.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Political parties and leaders	United Democratic Party or UDP [McKeeva BUSH]; People's Progressive Movement or PPM [Kurt TIBBETTS]; note - no national teams (loose groupings of political organizations) were formed for the 2000 elections	Grenada United Labor Party or GULP [Herbert PREUDHOMME]; National Democratic Congress or NDC [leader vacant]; New National Party or NNP [George McGUIRE]
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA	NA
Population	46,600 note: most of the population lives on Grand Cayman (July 2007 est.)	89,211 (July 2002 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	NA%
Population growth rate	2.496% (2007 est.)	0.02% (2002 est.)
Ports and harbors	-	Grenville, Saint George's
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 (2004)	AM 2, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios	-	57,000 (1997)
Railways	-	0 km
Religions	United Church (Presbyterian and Congregational), Anglican, Baptist, Church of God, other Protestant, Roman Catholic	Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.003 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.951 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.887 male(s)/female total population: 0.956 male(s)/female (2007 est.)	at birth: 1 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.12 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female total population: 1.08 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	general assessment: reasonably good system domestic: liberalization of telecom market in 2003; introduction of competition in the mobile-cellular market in 2004 international: country code - 1-345; landing point for the MAYA-1 submarine telephone cable network that provides links to the US and parts of Central and South America; submarine cable provides connectivity to Jamaica; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2007)	general assessment: automatic, islandwide telephone system domestic: interisland VHF and UHF radiotelephone links international: new SHF radiotelephone links to Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Vincent; VHF and UHF radio links to Trinidad
Telephones - main lines in use	38,000 (2002)	27,000 (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular	17,000 (2002)	976 (1997)
Television broadcast stations	4 with cable system (2004)	2 (1997)
Terrain	low-lying limestone base surrounded by coral reefs	volcanic in origin with central mountains
Total fertility rate	1.89 children born/woman (2007 est.)	2.5 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Unemployment rate	4.4% (2004)	11.5% (1999) (1999)
Waterways	-	none

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